Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-08-05
County Commissioners Proceedings,

AUDITOR OFFlCE, ldCkSTOS 20,
OLYMPIA, Monday, Aug. !, 1887.
In accordance with law and pursuant
to legal notice, the Board of County
Commissioners of Thurston county, W.
T., met in regular session, sitting as a
Board Of Equalization, at the Auditors
office, in Olympia, this LIST day Of Au-
gust, A d. 1887, being the first Monday
in said month.
Present, Geo B. Capen, Chairman, A.
f. Young and Thomas Prather, Commits
sioners. and John p. Tweed, Clerk, and
the following business was transacted
from day to day during said term.
The journal Of proceedings of last term
was read and approved.
In the matter of diseased horses, Com
missioner Capen reported verbally that
the horses referred to had been removed
from the county and could not be found.
In the matter of the petition of Fred
Troller ct al, for a survey and location of
a county road, the appraisers to assess
the damages claimed by John r. Swain.
not having been notified as ordered by
the board, it is ordered that Jonathan
Prince, Philip Northcrsft and Thomas
Davis be appointed as such appraisers,
and that Monday, August Sth, be the
time for making such examination and
appraisal and that they render their re.
port OF same on or before Monday, the
18th day of August, 1887.
Board adjourned t. 80 N.
80 P. N.
Board reassembled, all present.
The assessment roll for the year 1887
being presented, the board proceeded to
examine and equalize the assessment as
shown by said roll.
Board adjourned to 9 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning.
TuEsDAY, Aug. 2, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all present.
MIR. John NcSorley appeared before
the board and asked that lots 5, 6, and
8, of block 10, of Crosby's addition, be
added to his assessment, which was
done.
Board again proceeded with the exam
ination of the assessment roll.
Board adjourned until l 80 P. N.
80 p. NJ.
Board reassembled; all present.
J. n. Harlow appeared before the
Board and made explanation concerning
a gate, across a certain public road,
which explanation being satisfactory to
the board, the gate being located practi
cally as provided for by the report OF the
viewers.
1t being reported to the board that the
bridge over slough near Black river
in the southwest part of the county had
become impossible, on examination OF
the facts of the case, it is ordered that
500 be appropriated from the road and
bridge fund for the repair Of said bridge
and road, and that warrants be issued in
favor of N G. Thallheimer, Supervisor OF
Road District "E," upon presenting
proper vouchers countersigned by Com
missioner A. E. Young, who is hereby
appointed as examiner of said work.
Tax levy, for the year 1887, is placed
as follows:
Territorial. 21S mills
County,,
School,,
Road, 3
Road and Bridge, ~ mills.
G. Rosenthal appeared before the
board and applied for q reduction of his
ScoScCAAsSsp OOs uROaA WV S~s~sA~'~>es~~~s
reduction was refused.
Board adjourned to 9o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. 8, 1887.
8 A. N.
Board met pursuant to adjournment ;
all present.
Ordered by the board that the boun.
dairy line of Road District = IL" be al
tered so as to include the west half of
Section 80, Township 16 North, Range 2
West.
Bills for bounty on scalps of wild
animals, paid for by the Auditor dur
ing vacation, to the. amount of $45,
approved.
The matter of the petition for q
bridge, near Leroy Myers residence,
presented at last term, was taken up
and Mr.. Myers being in attendance
and having made the necessary ex-
PLANTATION, it is ordered that an appro-
patton of $25 out of the Road and
Bridge Fund be made, to be applied
on the improvement and repair of
said bridge, and the Auditor instructed
to draw warrant for that sum in favor
of Mr.. Leroy Myers, upon the order
of Samuel James, who is hereby sp-
pointed as examiner, to examine such
work when completed.
1t is ordered that T. F. Boggs be ap-
pointed Supervisor of Road District
H." vice F. d. Young resigned.
A communication from Judge Al
lyn, Judge of the District Court, in re.
lation to furnishing greater security
for the records of the Court, read and
ordered placed on file.
Bonds of Constables French, Nc
Nair and Guyot approved.
In the matter of the petition of NJ
A. Root ct al, for the location of pub
lie road, Geo. T. Cline, County Sur
veyor, VIM. Bozarth and NJ. A. Root
were appointed AZ viewers to view out
and locate said road, and the time for
said view to be made under Sections
2,984-S5-S6o of the Code, on Monday,
August 18th, 1887, and to report their
proceedings at the next regular meet
ing of this board.
Board adjourned to :30P.M.
l 80 P. N.
Board reassembled; all present.
| A petition WAS presented from Mrs.
Mary C. Warbass, for repayment OF
81 50 paid as county taxes on prop
erty erroneously assessed to her for
the years 1856. Ordered that q
warrant be drawn in favor of Mrs.